Baldev Raj Gupta is an Indian academic in the field of linguistic

Linguistics

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s, and a Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 and Hindi

Hindi

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 writer.

In addition to his Doctorate

Doctorate

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 in Punjabi linguistics, Gupta has an MA

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 degree in Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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 and Punjabi, and a Post Graduate Diploma in French

French language

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, Tamil

Tamil language

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 and linguistics

Linguistics

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. He is also fluent in Urdu

Urdu

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 and Dogri. He has taught at Punjabi University

Punjabi University

Punjabi University, located at Patiala, is one of the premier institutions of higher education in Punjab, India. Panjabi University teaches and researches in science, engineering and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports....

, Annamalai University

Annamalai University

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 and Jammu University, where he was the head of the Department of Punjabi. He holds positions on the academic boards and advisory committees of several literary and cultural organisations.

Gupta is a Fellow of the Central Institute of Indian Languages.

Publications

Gupta has over a dozen books in Punjabi, Hindi and English to his credit and has won awards for three of his books. His publications include:
Punjabi

• Sheikh Faridi Di Bhasha (1976)
• Bhasha Vigyan Te Punjabi Bhasha Di Bantar (1981)
• Bhasha Vigyan, Lipi Aur Lok Sahit (1985)
• Rachana Samparan (1993; short stories)
• Jammu Kashmir Vich Prakashit Panjabi Sahit, Bhashagat Chintan (1991)

Hindi

• Bhasha Vigyan (1984)

English